Aug. 14, 2013

Kale / FILE PHOTO

Join Grow It Green Morristown at 6:30 p.m. today for a lady bug release at the Urban Farm at Lafayette in Morristown. These beneficial bugs will go to work helping keep the garden thriving. The organizationís farm stand is open from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. More information: GrowItGreenMorristown.org.

Antique show

The Warren County Antiques Show and Vintage Marketplace returns for its eighth year this Saturday and Sunday.

This yearís show boasts of 150 dealers selling everything from furniture to coins and artwork to country artifacts in the buildings, pavilions and grounds of the Warren County Fairgrounds on Route 519 in Harmony Township. Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, and the event is held rain or shine. Admission is $7 for adults. More information: 908-343-5873; WarrenCountyAntiqueShow.com.

Nominate a sustainability hero

The Daily Record is looking for Morris County sustainability champions to honor in the third annual Grassroots Awards and Sustainable Morristown Triple Bottom Line Awards. The awards will be presented at the third annual Locally Grown Sunday Supper on Sept. 22 at the Hyatt Morristown.

We want you to nominate an individual, non-profit or business in the following categories: What a Great Idea, Citizen Scientist, Bottom Line, Social Impact and Sustainable Morristown Triple Bottom Line.

Send a nominating letter of no more than 1,000 words by Sept. 3 to Meghan Van Dyk at mvandyk@njpressmedia.com. Letters may also be mailed to Van Dyk or dropped off in person at the Daily Record, 6 Century Drive, Parsippany, NJ 07054.

More information: DailyRecord.com/Grassroots and SustainableMorristown.org.

Learn tips to cook kale

The Frelinghuysen Arboretumís Grow, Cook, Eat program continues from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Haggerty Center with tips to grow and cook greens, including kale and chard.

Horticultural Program Specialists Gwen Montgomery and Cynthia Triolo will provide growing suggestions and planting tips for tried and true varieties and take a closer look at some new and unusual varieties. Seeds, recipes and best of all, tastes of a sample prepared dish will inspire you to get outside and plant something so that you too can go from garden to table.

Future classes are eggplant and their relatives on Sept., edible alliums on Oct. 16 and winter squash on Nov. 20. Cost is $15 for members, $20 for non-members. More information: Arboretumfriends.org/Events.